Journalists who misuse modifiers confuse their readers often. Sometimes, though, the modifier that is “squinting” is looking in only one direction, but could still be misunderstood, as in “The police ...

In fact, the culprit is none other than Misplaced Modifier. Disguised as a mild-mannered reporter for a large metropolitan newspaper, Misplaced stalks our city’s headlines, news stories and ...

I got some entertaining responses to my recent Grammar Police column about gerunds, including a few people who thought my gerund comments were acceptable but tore me apart on other grounds, includi… ...

We're all fallible, though. But misplacing the modifier in this case was particularly embarrassing to the editor who wrote the headline, because sussing out misplaced modifiers is one of her ...

The May 29 news article “Sponsors pull out of Puerto Rican Day Parade” said, “Earlier this year, after serving more than 35 years in prison, President Barack Obama commuted [Oscar] Lopez ...

Clarity in writing includes form, not just words.